​Scarf With Unusual Braids

450 g of white raw yarn (colour 16) Lana Grossa ALTA MODA CASHMERE 16 (78% wool, 12% cashmere, 10% nylon; 110m/50g);

Straight needles 8

Ornament with braids: knit due to the scheme. Fron the right side of scheme are stated right side rows. Knit due to the pattern on the wrong side. Next to last row of the rib placket is stated with letter "A" on the scheme. Knit all the sts between arrows in width, start with 53 sts and increase 17 sts =70 sts in the first row due to the scheme. Make 1-30 rows in height once, then repeat 15-30th rows.

Cast on 53 sts and knit 4 cm = 8 rows of rib, start the first row with selvedge st, then 1 knit st and finish with the row with 1 knit st before selvedge st. Then knit the ornament with braids, increase 17 sts = 70 sts in the first row due to the scheme. In 159 cm = 360 rows from the placket, decrease 17 sts = 53 sts of rib in the next row due to the first row of ornament with braids. After next wrong side rowknit 4 cm = 8 rows of rib for finishing placket. Then bind off the sts due to the pattern, rather loosely. Make 3 decorative braids. Cut 3 times for 8 threads of yarn with the length 360 cm and make a knot on the one end of each braid. Then make a loose braid. The length of ready braid is about 170 cm. Bind off the loose end of the braid. Insert 1 braid in 3 central braids of your scarf, starting withwrong side from placket end, then turn to the right side under criss-crossings in steps. Sew the beginning and end of braids to the wrong side of your scarf.